THIRD SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 43744/09 Valeriy Aleksandrovich PODMARKOV against Russia

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting on 20 March 2018 as a Committee composed of:

Branko Lubarda, President, Pere Pastor Vilanova, Georgios A. Serghides, judges,

and Fatoş Aracı, Deputy Section Registrar ,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 10 July 2009,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Valeriy Aleksandrovich Podmarkov, is a Russian national, who was born in 1968 and lives in Penza. He was represented before the Court by Ms A. Sapegina, a lawyer practising in Penza.

The applicant ’ s complaints under Articles 5 and 6 § 1 of the Convention were communicated to the Russian Government (“the Government”), who were represented initially by Mr G. Matyushkin, the Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Court of Human Rights, and then by his successor in that office, Mr M. Galperin.

The applicant failed to respond to the most recent letter from the Court, sent on 13 November 2017 and received by his representative on 28 November 2017, in which it reminded him that the period allowed for the submission of his observations had expired on 15 September 2017 and that no extension of time had been requested. His attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention and the risk of the application being struck out of the Court ’ s list of cases given a failure to respond. No reply followed.

THE LAW

The Court considers that, in these circumstances, the applicant may be regarded as no longer wishing to pursue his application, within the meaning of Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 in fine , the Court finds no special circumstances regarding respect for human rights as defined in the Convention and its Protocols which require the continued examination of the case.

In view of the above, it is appropriate to strike the case out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 12 April 2018 .

FatoÅŸ Aracı Branko Lubarda              Deputy Registrar President